casual
Từ điển Collocation
casual adj.
VERBS appear, be, sound | become
ADV. extremely, very | almost She sounded almost casual. | fairly, quite, rather | apparently, seemingly | carefully, elaborately, studiedly There was something a little too carefully casual in his tone. | deceptively
PREP. about He was very casual about it all.
Từ điển WordNet
adj.
- marked by blithe unconcern; insouciant, nonchalant
an ability to interest casual students
showed a casual disregard for cold weather
an utterly insouciant financial policy
an elegantly insouciant manner
drove his car with nonchalant abandon
was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
- without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
a casual remark
information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
- suited for everyday use; everyday
casual clothes
everyday clothes
- occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; accidental, chance(a)
their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship
seek help from casual passers-by
a casual meeting
a chance occurrence
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; cursory, passing(a), perfunctory
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
perfunctory courtesy
- occuring from time to time; occasional
casual employment
a casual correspondence with a former teacher
an occasional worker
- characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; fooling
a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
- natural and unstudied; free-and-easy
using their Christian names in a casual way
lectured in a free-and-easy style
- not showing effort or strain; effortless
a difficult feat performed with casual mastery
careless grace
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
casuals
syn.: accidental chance informal natural unexpected
ant.: planned